因循苟且
yīn​xún​gǒu​qiě

stuck in one's ways

  • created sense approved 因循苟且 · yīn​xún​gǒu​qiě · stuck in one's ways — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因循苟且

    yīn​xún​gǒu​qiě

    stuck in one's ways

    Follow the old ways and just get by without making any effort to improve; perfunctory and unimaginative in handling things.

    因循 (literal) → 因循 · yīn​xún · to follow the old routine 苟且 (literal) → 苟且 · gǒu​qiě · to drift along

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